Shift in Paradigm: Organizational Values and Performance

Shift in Paradigm: Organizational Values and Performance

Ana Martins (University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa), Isabel Martins (University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa) and Orlando Pereira (University of Minho, Portugal)
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 15
ISSN: 2475-6644|EISSN: 2475-6652|ISBN13: 9781522506294|ISBN10: 1522506292|EISBN13: 9781522506300
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0629-4.ch007
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Martins, Ana, Isabel Martins and Orlando Pereira. "Shift in Paradigm: Organizational Values and Performance." Global Perspectives on Development Administration and Cultural Change. IGI Global, 2017. 158-172. Web. 27 Mar. 2020. doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-0629-4.ch007

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Martins, A., Martins, I., & Pereira, O. (2017). Shift in Paradigm: Organizational Values and Performance. In G. Afolayan, & A. Akinwale (Eds.), Global Perspectives on Development Administration and Cultural Change (pp. 158-172). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-0629-4.ch007

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Martins, Ana, Isabel Martins and Orlando Pereira. "Shift in Paradigm: Organizational Values and Performance." In Global Perspectives on Development Administration and Cultural Change, ed. Gbenga Emmanuel Afolayan and Akeem Ayofe Akinwale, 158-172 (2017), accessed March 27, 2020. doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-0629-4.ch007

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Abstract

Quantum theories have become widely accepted in the fields of management and social sciences, because these theories enhance organizational sustainability. The principles of the quantum approach are humanizing in nature being a panacea in organizational life. In those organizations that adopt this mindset, employees tend to accept common goals and objectives. The aim of this chapter is to ascertain whether management of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), specifically Universities, adhere to the quantum principles already evident in other sectors. Universities are, par excellence, the source for creation and sharing of knowledge, hence this chapter reflects on whether sustainability is achievable and also if major organizational challenges are surpassed in knowledge creation and sharing despite the absence of spiritual capital. Spiritual capital is a vital component in the new age organizational paradigm. The main objective of this chapter, therefore, is the identification of spiritual capital characteristics in profit-oriented organizations, including Universities.

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